Astroscale

Head of Legal and Compliance

Astroscale

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Tokyo • Japan

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Provide guidance to ASHD senior executives on legal issues related to personnel, policies, transactions, contracts, liability, insurance, taxes, etc.
  • Collaborate with the senior executive team in ASHD to develop plans and strategies that contribute to the growth of the Astroscale Group.
  • Review legal documents, including NDAs, supplier contracts, customer contracts and employment documents from an ASHD perspective.
  • Create and maintain a global risk register, including a summary of exposure to risks, strategies and solutions for minimizing risk, and implementation of mitigation plans.
  • Coordinate discussions with senior leadership in Astroscale entities in Japan, UK, US, France and Israel to manage cross-entity concerns related to export control, intellectual property and other multi-lateral matters.
  • Work with the COO, CFO, entity legal personnel and external professional firms on issues of export control and to improve governance at global and entity levels.
  • Work with the CTO and external professional firms on issues related to intellectual property, including current IP and patent protection and strategies for managing future technologies.
  • Develop a team under the Head of Legal at ASHD to grow with the company and work with Astroscale entities to advise on initiating related offices globally.

Requirements

  • At least 10 years’ experience in a senior leadership position managing legal matters for a commercial entity
  • Extensive legal experience in Corporate, Regulatory, and Contract Law
  • Understanding of the regulatory & compliance aspects of a publicly listed company in Japan
  • Experience in global export compliance
  • Experience managing the day-to-day operations of a team as well as providing influence and coordination to stakeholders across a global group
  • Professional credentials as a listed attorney in Japan and/or the US
  • Strong communication & analytical skills in Japanese and English with native fluency in at least one language
  • Minimum Japanese level : JLPT 1
  • Minimum English level : TOEIC 900

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Hard skills
Corporate LawRegulatory LawContract LawExport ComplianceIntellectual PropertyRisk ManagementLegal Document ReviewGovernancePatent ProtectionTeam Management
Soft skills
LeadershipCommunicationAnalytical SkillsCollaborationInfluenceCoordination
Certifications
Listed Attorney in JapanListed Attorney in the USJLPT 1TOEIC 900